Nutrition and Physical Fitness

Food and Nutrition - The Department of Health offers a number of programs to help DC residents to choose and get the foods they need to be healthy.

Physical Fitness - The Department of Health supports a number of initiatives to encourage DC residents to engage in physical activity as a way to improve and maintain their health.

Obesity - The Department of Health is engaged in a number of activities to address obesity in the District of Columbia with an emphasis on supporting low-income residents to eat healthier and be more physically active.

Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) - The WIC Program improves the lifelong health and nutrition of pregnant women, new mothers (breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding), infants and children. Learn how WIC can help you.